Carnation named Kleronstar

ABSTRACT

A new carnation cultivar distinguished by its bright generally orange colored blooms of medium size, which are borne on sturdy pedicels carried by long, strong peduncles, and by its continuous and abundant production of flowers.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

This new carnation cultivar originated as a sport of the unpatentedcultivar named "Ministar", this sport having been discovered by me onFeb. 1, 1974, in a field of the variety "Ministar" growing in mygreenhouse at Stuttgart, West Germany. The extraordinary bright orangecoloring of this flower appeared that it could have substantialcommercial merit and this led me to propagate this flower by cuttingsfrom the parent plant which were rooted in my greenhouse at Stuttgartand grown to flowering maturity. Successive generations of this newcultivar propagated by means of cuttings have demonstrated that thenovel characteristics of the first asexual reproduction of this sporthold true from generation to generation and appear to be firmly fixed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

My new carnation variety is illustrated by the accompanying full colorphotographic drawing, which shows the inflorescence of a fully grownplant, the view including buds in various stages of opening, as well asfully opened flowers, the color rendition being as nearly true as it isreasonably possible to obtain by means of conventional photographicprocedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT

The following is a detailed description of my new carnation cultivarbased upon observation of plants growing under conventional greenhouseprocedures, the color designations being according to The H.C.C. ColourChart of Robert F. Wilson issued by The British Colour Council incollaboration with The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England.

THE PLANT

Origin: Sport.

Parentage: The cultivar named "Ministar" (unpatented).

Clssification:

Botanic.--Dianthus caryophyllus.

Commercial.--Spray carnation.

Form: Bush.

Height: From about 90 cm. to about 120 cm.

Growth: Vigorous and upright with moderate strength.

Branching: Normal.

Foliage: Quantity -- Moderate.

Leaf size.--Moderate.

Leaf shape.--Oblong with entire margins.

Texture.--Smooth. Color.--Upper side -- Blue-Green. Under side --Blue-Green.

THE BUD

Size: Medium, about 15 mm. in diameter and about 38 mm. long.

Form: Generally ovate, becoming cylindrical when beginning to open.

Opening rate: Moderate.

Color:

When sepals first divide.--Yellow-Green.

When petals begin to unfurl.--Yellow-Green.

Sepals:

Condition.--Upstanding.

Color.--Inside -- Grey-Green. Outside -- Yellow-Green.

Calyx:

Shape.--Cylindrical.

Size.--Moderate, about 16 mm. broad and about 18 mm. long.

Splitting.--The calyx does not split.

Aspect.--Smooth.

Peduncle: Rigid and erect.

Color.--Grey-Green.

THE FLOWER

Blooming habit: Continuous and profuse.

Size of bloom: Medium.

Diameter.--About 50 to about 55 mm.

Depth.--About 25 mm.

Borne: Singly on strong, upright stems.

Shape: High center when bloom opens; this form does not change as theflower matures.

Petalage: Number of petals -- About 32.

Arrangement.--Generally imbricated.

Shape.--Fan-shaped with serrated margins.

Color.--Outer petals -- HCC 612/1. Inside petals -- HCC 614/1 with somepetals having very few red strips about 3 to 5 mm. long extendinglongitudinally from the serrated petal tips. The petal also has a verysmall and fine red band around the petal body. Reverse side -- HCC614/1.

Texture.--Soft.

Appearance.--Shiny.

Peduncle: Sturdy and upright.

Length.--About 42 cm.

Color.--Grey-Green.

Persistence: The flowers hang on and dry.

Fragrance: Very weak.

Lasting quality:

On plant.--About 16 days.

As a cut flower.--About 12 days.

REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

Stamens: Anthers and pollen are rarely present.

Pistils: About 3 in number.

Length.--About 35 mm.

Stigmas.--Color -- Cream Yellow.

Fruit: Fertile.

Shape.--Cylindrical.

Color.--Green/Brown at maturity.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct carnation cultivar, substantially asherein shown and described, characterized by its high productivity ofbright orange colored flowers having fan-shaped petals with few shortred stripes extending longitudinally inward from the petal tips, theflowers being borne singly on rigid and erect pedicels carried in sprayarrangement on a sturdy, upright peduncle.